Baltimore vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	586K	1.86M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 42% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1182nd and 3022nd ($2287 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 2nd in the United States and Poland, respectively. Check the United States vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 131st and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Warsaw

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	Baltimore	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$13608

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385